Rosh Hashanah 5787
Introduction What words comes to mind when we think of Rosh Hashanah? Some will mention the months of Elul and Tishrei. Elul is the month that leads straight into Rosh Hashanah, which is at the beginning of the month of…
Parshas Nitzavim/Vayelech 5786
“From There Hashem Will Take You” When the Lowest Place Becomes the Beginning of Redemption There is a strange kind of fear that comes before Rosh Hashanah. On the one hand, Rosh Hashanah is beautiful. The shofar. The uplifting prayers.…
CAN WE EXPECT A GOOD LIFE?
Introduction: A Promise That Seems to Defy Experience Deuteronomy 28 speaks plainly. If the Jewish people listen to G-d, their lives will be blessed. The chapter names health, food, work, children, security, and national strength. If they turn away, those…
Elul 5786
This past Friday we began the Hebrew month called Elul. For us, it is the beginning of the High Holidays season. Thirty days after the beginning of Elul, we celebrate Rosh Hashana, and ten days after that we observe Yom…
The Three Relationships: Trust in G-d (Emunah)
Introduction "וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל מָה ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה אֶת ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ... וּלְאַהֲבָה אֹתוֹ... וְלִשְׁמֹר אֶת מִצְוֹת ה'... לְטוֹב לָךְ" "And now, Israel, what does the L-rd your G-d ask of you but to fear the L-rd your…
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